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Showing posts with label Tamaki Tech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tamaki Tech. Show all posts

Monday, February 20, 2012

Tamaki Tech For 2012, Term 1

HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Jumping up and down I was so glad to be in the cooking group this term. I love cooking because it is really fun and I always bake with my mum all the time.

On Thursday morning the year 8 students hastily walked down to Tamaki College for Tamaki Tech. I quickly lined up and couldn’t wait until my group started. Already I could hear the others in my group saying “I haven't had breakfast. Lucky we're in food this term.” We followed our teacher Mrs Heka into the cooking class and began to start.

First of all we had to wash our hands and get an apron on. Dakota, Helen and I grabbed a trolley and walked towards one of the cooking spaces. Everyone got into groups of three and then waited for Mrs Heka to put on the projector so we could get all the equipment and ingredient’s to make biscuits. Some of the groups had trouble finding the correct equipment and measuring the right amount.

We put all the ingredient's together and mix it until it turned hard. About two or three groups mixing was still wet. Mrs Heka added more flour of cocoa to it and then we began rolling them into medium sized balls. We then patted them down with a fork and then put them into the oven. We waited for a bit and then they were ready. We heated up the chocolate buttons for about 45 seconds and then put them on the biscuits with coconut.

When everything was finished everyone grabbed a biscuit and munched it. My biscuits were delicious and I can’t wait for what next Thursday.

Monday, July 4, 2011

Tamaki Tech For Term 2

Every Mondays from 9-11 o’clock the Intermediate students at our school go to Tamaki College for tech. At tech we make things, build things, create things and learn about technology.

I am in Ms Ferguson’s group and we learn about the different ways you can make cards and blend colors. In graphics we’re making cards for special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, Easter and Halloween. There are also different mechanisms to make the card more exciting.

I’m making a Halloween card that has a pumpkin popping out. To make a pop out mechanism first you have to get a piece of paper and fold it. Then cut out half of the picture that you want and put little dots on the line so you know where to stop cutting. When you have finished that open the piece of paper and fold it out backwards. And then you have a pop out mechanism.

At the end of the day we pack up and put all our art work away. I feel really good about my card and I hope I get great marks for it.